Hardrock, Coco and Joe: The Three Little Dwarfs

The stop-motion animated short HARDROCK, COCO AND JOE: THE THREE LITTLE DWARFS (1951) has been a Yuletide favorite on Chicago television since it first aired on WBKB-TV back in 1952. It was also released to the home-movie market by Castle Films. (This film is in Public Domain.)

Read about HARDROCK, COCO AND JOE: THE THREE LITTLE DWARFS and Chicago kids shows such as GARFIELD GOOSE, ELMER THE ELEPHANT, RAY RAYNER AND FRIENDS, KIDDIE-A-GO-GO, GIGGLESNORT HOTEL and SUPER CIRCUS in the book THE GOLDEN AGE OF CHICAGO CHILDREN'S TELEVISION available from Lake Claremont Press at www.lakeclaremont.com

And read about Castle Films in the book CASTLE FILMS: A HOBBYIST'S GUIDE available from iUniverse at www.iuniverse.com

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• Hardrock
• Coco
• Joe
• Chicago
• childrens
• television
• 1950s
• Christmas
• Yuletide
• Santa
• Claus
• Castle
• Films

[MrChicago44]

My mom showed me this when I was 1 or 2 years old, during the mid 90's. It scared the hell outta me.

[gtpluvr]

@PupuTheClown Sorry Pupu! I was raised in a clean,loving environment by responsible parents. And cellphones were not invented yet when I was a kid!

[PupuTheClown]

,,,you mean your parents never gave you sex toys, condoms and cell phones for X-mas ?

[gtpluvr]

Thanks for posting this great memory of childhood during the early 70's in Kankakee,IL. It reminds of such an innocent time spending great Christmases with mom and dad and other family and friends...priceless!!!

[crzrck]

Good Gracious, now I know why all the toys are made in China. I had no idea Santa was Chinese exploiting child labor.

[lcky9]

Would Love to get copies of these for my kids..

[Oldiesmann]

I have fond memories of watching this as a kid in the early 90s on The Bozo Show on WGN.

[rrbond07]

Man, does this bring back memories when I was in grade school so many years ago now in Chicago.

[Thumper69696]

1959, My first memory of this. Grew up in Kankakee....Life was better ,The world was safer, But thank God Christmas has not lost its magic for me....

[RJBFIRECHIEF1]

It went to Channel 32. Jerry G Bishop was Svengoolie.